Youth Violence Summit to be held Tonight at Pearl-Cohn

12/14/2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In an effort to address the spike in youth violence that we have seen in Nashville and across the country, Mayor Megan Barry is holding a youth violence summit community conversation to bring community leaders, Metro departments, local non-profits, and members of the faith community together to identify problems and potential solutions related to youth violence.

The meeting is tonight, Monday, Dec. 14 at the Pearl-Cohn Magnet Auditorium and will include two panel discussions moderated by Lelan Statom, NewsChannel 5 meteorologist and co-host of Talk of the Town.

The panel discussions will include Metro and community leaders focused on answering questions from the audience about what Nashville is currently doing to help youth and discussing ways we can improve services and build support to encourage more positive outcomes for our youth. The topics and participants of those discussions include:

Lonnell Matthews, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods and Community Engagement, is leading the effort to bring stakeholders together for the summit, in addition to helping direct research into programs and policies that have worked in other cities across the country.

WHO: Mayor Megan Barry, moderator Lelan Statom, representatives of Metro departments, not-for-profits, the faith community and other community leaders.

WHAT: Youth Violence Summit Community Conversation

WHEN: Today, Monday, Dec. 14 from 5:30 to 7:30PM

WHERE: Pearl-Cohn Magnet High School Auditorium

The summit is open to the public, but seating in the auditorium is limited. Those wishing to attend are encouraged to RSVP at http://yvs-121415.eventbrite.com. This will be the first youth violence summit meeting, with more to come in 2016.